Telephone card holder



1362- 2, 1931- J. M. HAYWARD 7 TELEPHONE CARD HOLDER Filed Jan. 5, 19292 Sheets-Sheet 1 /Nl/N 70/? J McQ. HAYMPD A 7'7'OPNEY Dec. 22, 1931.

J. M. HAYWARD 1,837,217

TELEPHONE CARD HOLDER Filed Jan. 5, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 //v I/EN 70/?J Ma Q. HA YWAPD WM 6. M

Patented Dec. 22, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN M. HAYWARD, orNEW YORK, N; Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO BELL TELEPHONE LABORA TORIES, INCORPORATED, OF NEW YORK, N.Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK 'rnnmonn cam) HOLDER.

Application flled lanuaryi, 1929. Serial No. 830,559.

This invention relates to card holders and particularly to card holdersfor use on the transmitter of subscribers telephone sets.

An object of the invention is to facilitate the changing of thedesignation or number card in the holder. a

Occasionally, due to ex ansion of service or for other reasons, itecomes necessary for a telephone company to change the exchange name ortelephone number of a telephone subscriber. On such occasionsit becomesnecessary to replace'the designation card on the subscribers telephone.With some of the card holders which have. been used heretofore it hasbeen customary for the telephone company to send a representative to thestation to change the card in the holder.

lVith the card holder according to this invention it is possible for thetelephone subscriber to easily remove the old card from the telephonetransmitter and to insert the new card which may be mailed tothe.subscriber by the telephone company.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention the card holder comprises astamped metal back plate having a flange at one end adapted to beattached toithe rim of the transmitter face plate, and a ring portion atthe other end through which the transmitter mouthpiece projects andwhich is held securely against the faceplate by the mouthpiece. The backplate has two symmetrical slots near the ring portion. A punched metalcard frame having an extension on each side bent at right angles theretoand two ears on the lower edge is attachedfto the stamped plate byplacing the extensions on either side of the back plate and insertingthe ears in the symmetrical slots and thenbending the extensions andears of the card frame against the rear of the back plate. Thedesignation card is inserted in the holder thus constructed through aslot at the upper edge formed by the card frame andthe back plate.

In another embodiment of the invention the punched card frame is formedintegrally with the ring portion. The frame has an extension on eachside and the upper portion of the ring is slotted. A'back plate with aflange' to be attached to the transmitter face plate has an extension onits lower edge which is fittedinto the slot in the ring portion and isbent against the front of the ring portion while the extensions onthesides of the ring portion are bent against the rear of the backplate. o p

Through the use of a card holder constructed according to this inventionthe designation card may be easily changed by a telephone subscriberwithout requiring the aid of a service man from the telephone company.Furthermore, the substantially enclosed holder prevents loss of the cardand also protects the card from dust.

Referring now to the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front view of the back plateemployed in the preferred card holder according to this invention. 7 VFig. 2 is a sectional View along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front View of the card frame which is adapted to be attachedto the back plate shown by Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the card frame.

Fig. 5 is aside view of the assembled card holder showing the back plateillustrated in Fig. 1 and thecard frame illustrated in Fig.

3 assembled and mounted on a transmitter, a portion of which is shown.

Fig. 6 is a plan view of the assembled card holder; y

i Fig. 7 is a front View of the assembled card holder mounted on atransmitter.

Fig. 8 is a front view of the ring portion of the card holderconstructed according to another embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view along the lines 9-9 of Fig. 8.

Fig. 10'is a plan view of the back plate which is adapted tocooperatewith the ring portion shown by Fig. 8. V

Fig. 11 is an elevational view of the back plate shownin Fig. 10. V

Fig. 12 is a side view of the complete card holder mounted on atransmitter, a portion of which is shown.

Fig. 13 is a front view of the assembled card holder mounted on atransmitter.

1 and 2 is stamped from thin sheet metal. It has an overhanging flangewhich is adapted to be secured to the face-plate of a telephonetransmitter by means of a screw extending through the opening 21.' Theflange 20 is provided with a raised curved portion 22 which is adaptedto fit over the rim 35 of a telephone transmitter face-plate. The ringportion23 of, the back plate has an opening 24 which is adapted toreceive the mouthpiece of a transmitter. Two symmetrical slots 25 areplaced above the ring portion 23. A projection 26 is provided onthefront of the back plate and serves to prevent-a card'from be comingeasily dislodged from an assembled card holder.

The card frame shown by Figs. 3 and 4 consists of a sheet metalpunching. It has two bent extensions 27 (on its sides and two ears 28 onits lower edge. An opening 29 is pro vided through which the marking onthe designation card may be seen.

The card holder is assembled by placing the card frame against the backplate in such a position that the ears 28 of the card frame extendthrough the slots 25 of the back plate and the extensions 2'? of theframe extend past the sides 31 of the plate. The ears 28 and theextensions 27 are then bent against the rear of the back plate andsecurely clamp the plateand the frame together. Figs. 5, 6 and 7 showthe assembled card holder. The card frame has an embossed portion formedwhen the frame is punched, the inner wall of which extends outwardlyfrom the remainder ofthe frame. and which when the card holder isassembled, forms, between its inner wall and the outer wall of the backplate, a recess or slot 32 in which the designation card may bedeposited and held.v The, slot 32 is open at its upper portion. and isclosed around the remainder of its periphery by the close contact of thecard frame against the back plate. The designation printed on a card 34inserted within the slot 32 may be read through the opening 29. Theprojection 26 'on the back plate is seen to extend within the slot 32and serves to prevent a card from being accidently dislodged from theslot.

In Figs. 5 and 7 the card holder is shown mountedon a transmitter withthe flange 20 attached to the casing 7 5 of the transmitter by means ofscrew 36 through the opening 21. The lower portion of the transmitter 37fits closely within the opening 24 of the ring portion 23 and holds thering portion securely in position.

A piece of celluloid or other transparent material may be insertedwithin the slot 32 between the designation card and the opening 29 andthe card is completely enclosed except j vfor the opening at the top ofthe card holder and is thereby substantially shielded from dust.

In the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12and 13, the card holder comprises a metallic punching having a ringportion 40 and an integral frame portion 50. The opening 41 is providedfor the insertion of the transmitter mouthpiece. A slot 43 in the ringportion 40 is cut into the opening 41. Two wing extensions 44 are formedon the sides of the card frame 50. An extension 45 is provided at theupper end of the card frame 50 and serves to prevent the accidentaldislodgement of a designation card 65 from the assembled card holder.

The back plate 51 shown by Figs. 10 and 11 has formed on its upper edge,a flange 52 which is adapted to be attached to the casing of a telephonetransmitter by means of a screw through the opening 54, the curvedportion 53 of the flange 52 being adapted to fitover the edge of theface-plate. The back plate has an extension 55 on its lower edge. Thecard holder is assembled by placing the back plate 51 against the rearof the card frame 50 so that the extension 55 is adjacent the slot 43and the extensions 44 of the card frame extend past the sides 58 of theback plate. The extension 55 of the back plate 51 is then bent aroundthe slot 43 against the front of the card frame 50 and the extensions 44of the card frame are bent around the sides 58 and against the rear ofthe back plate. The assembled card holder is shown in Figs. 12 and 13.The embossed portion 42 of the card frame forms a recess 60 between itsinner edge and the wall of the back plate in which the designation cardmay be placed. The extension 45 at the upper portion of the card framepartially closes the recess 60 into which the designation card isintroduced, and prevents the accidental dislodgment of the card. Therecess 60 is bounded by the rim of the embossment 42 and the card may beviewed through the opening 61 in the card frame 50.

In Figs. 12 and 13 the card holder is shown mounted on a transmitterwith the flange portion 52 attached to the casing 66 of the transmitterby means of a screw extending through the opening 54. The mouthpiece 67fits within the opening 41 of the card frame 50.

,The invention which has been heretofore described provides simple andrugged card holders which may be easily and cheaply manufactured andeasily attached to telephonetransmitters. With these card holders 7 h itis a simple matter for a telephone subscribed to change the designationcard when it becomes necessary. The substantially enclosed holderprevents accidental dislodgment of the card and also protects the cardfrom dust.

VVhat is claimed is:

1. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprisinga metallicstamping having a supporting flange portion extending circumferentiallyof the transmitter, a ring portion and a plate portion, and an aperturedframe punching attached to said plate portion.

2. A card holder for a telephone transmit ter comprising a metallicstamping having a supporting flange portion for engagingthe periphery ofsaid transmitter, a ring portion and a plate portion, and an aperturedframe punching clamped to said plate portion.

3. A cardholder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicstamping having a supporting flangeportion for attachment to the casingof said transmitter, a ring portion and a plate portion, and anapertured frame punching, said punching having extensions on the sidesthereof for clamping said punching to said plate portion.

1. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicstamping having a.

supporting flange portion for engagement with the outer surface of saidtransmitter, a ring portion and a plate portion, and an apertured framepunching, said punching having extensions on the two sides and lowerportion thereof for clamping said punching to said plate portion.

5. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicstamping having a supporting flange portion for engagement with theouter edge of said transmitter, a ring portion and a slotted plateportion, and an apertured frame punching, said punching havingextensions on the sides thereof which are clamped around the sides ofsaid plate portion and extensions on the lower portion thereof whichextend through said slotted plate portion and are clamped thereto.

6. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicstamping having a supporting flange portion for attachment to the outersurface of the transmitter ring portion and a plate portion, anapertured frame portion contacting with said plate portion along threeedges thereof, anda projection on said plate portion extending into thespace between said plate portion and the free edge of said punching.

7. An attachment for a telephone transmitter comprising two memberssecured together in spaced relationship to provide a pocket open at oneend to allow the insertion or removal of'a card, one of said membershaving an integral flange portionfor engagement with the casing of saidtelephone transmitter. 1

8. An attachment for a telephone transmitter having a casing and amouthpiece extending from saidcasing comprising two metallic memberssecured together in spaced relationship to provide a pocket open at oneend for receiving a card, one of said members having a ring portionencircling said mouthpiece, and means for preventing rotation of saidattachment about said mouthpiece.

9. A card holder for a telephone transmitter having a casing and amouthpiece extending from said casing, comprising a card frame, ametallic plate attached to the back .of said frame but spaced therefromto prostamping for engagement with the outer sur- 7 face of the casingof said transmitter.

11. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a punchinghaving a supporting ring portion and a frame portion, and a plate memberattached to the rear of said frame portion and spaced therefrom toprovide a pocket open at one end to allow, 7 the insertion or removal ofa card.

12. A card holder for a telephone 'transmitter comprising a punchinghaving a supporting ring portion and a frame portion, and a plate membersecured to the rear of said frame portion and spaced therefrom toprovide a space for the insertion of a card, said plate member having aflange for engagement with a portion of the casing of said telephonetransmitter.

13. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicpunching having a supporting ring portion and a frame portion,extensions on said frame portion, a plate member secured to the rear ofsaid frame portion by said extensions, said plate member being spacedfrom said frame portion to provide a pocket open at one end forreceiving a card, and means associated with said pocket to preventaccidental dislodgment of said card from said pocket.

14. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicpunching having a ring portion and a frame portion, a plate on the rearof said frame portion, ex-

tensions ,on the sides of said frame portion bent around the sides ofsaid plate, and an extension on said plate bent over an edge of saidring portion.

15. A card holder for a telephone transmitter comprising a metallicpunching having a supporting ring portion and a frame portion, a backplate contacting with said frame portion along three edges thereof, thethree edges of said frame and plate forming a pocket for theintroduction of a designation card, and a projection on said frameportion for retaining said card in said holder.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 29th day ofDecember, 1928.

JOHN M. HAYWARD.

